School: Rann na Feirsde

Location:
Rann na Feirste, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Baoighill
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    ceist uirri caidé dheanfagdh biseach dithe.
    ‘Ní dheanfaidh a dhath ar an domhan biseach damh,’ ar sise, ‘ach cruag ar an tairbh bhig.’
    ‘Ní thig leat sin a fhághail,’ ars’ an fear.
    ‘Mar bhfaghaidh,’ ar sise, ‘gheobhaidh mé bás.’
    ‘Bhal,’ ars’ an fear, ‘ó thárla gur sin mar tá geobhaidh tú é.’
    Annsin tiomanneadh teachtaire chuig an bhúisteóir agus
    h-iarradh air a theacht agus an tarbh beag a mharbhadh. Bhí fhios ag an tarbh go rabhthar
    le n-a mharbhadh . Tháinic an búisteoir agus tugadh órdughadh do’n ghasúr an t-eallach a chur ‘un toighe. Ach roimhe sin dubhairt an tarbh leis an ghasúr.
    ‘Anois,’ ar seisean, béidh an búisteoir ag an bhoitheach le mé a mharbhadh. Béidh do leas-mháthair amuigh ag faire agus rachaidh mise anonn agus roisfidh mé í.’
    Ba’ ghnathach leis an tarbh fanacht i gcomhnaidhe go deireadh. Nuair a bhí siad ag teacht go dtí an boitheach bhí an
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Pádraic Mac Páidín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rann na Feirste, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Proinnsias Mac Pháidín
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Rann na Feirste, Co. Donegal